LUSITANIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9044, 15 May 1915, Page 8

LUSITANIA

AHAZINGJGENES WRECK AGK AND PILLAGE IN LONDON. ty Telegraph—l’rcsa Association—Copyright LONDON, A Lay 13. There wore amazing scenes of wreckage ami pillage in London. Every Herman and Austrian shop between Hackney and Islington was smashed. eEfIiIJUTGBEBS MISHANDLED BY A CROWD.. “TO HELL Wmi ENGLAND.” “Times" ami .Sydney "Sun” Services LONDON, May ILL Octnwr; butchers, tv ho wore attempting -o buy meat at Southfield .Market, were chased out by the porters. r lho Germans drove off in carts, hut crowds chased and captured , the occupants, who yelled in defiance; “To Hell with England!” The crowd mishandled the Germans, tearing off thedr clothes and rolling thorn in the mud. One Gorman kept off his pursuers with a revolver, and escaped in a train. FURTHER OUTBREAK IN THE ESSJJND MR ASQUITH DEPLORES THE LOOTING. Rv Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright LONDON, May 13. Mr Asquith, in F «i>luintng that an \dvisoY - Ce”'" i - i ’ ;COO iliul keen em ‘ ' u ./red, in the ease of naturalised ‘ abena. to intern them in case of necessity or danger, deplored looting and ■plundering. An outburst of vindictiveness did little harm to the enemy, hut. often injured innocent victims. There 'was further rioting to-day in the East End. STRONGER MEisUHES SHOULD BE TAKEN LORD C. -BERESFORD’S PREDICTION. '"Times” and Sydney “Sun" Services. LONDON, May 13. In the House of Commons, Lord Charles Beresford (Unionist) urged the Government to -adopt stronger measures regarding Germans in England. He said he was convinced that when Zeppelins earne to bomb London, the Germans would fire the city in thirty places. The people were angry that - no definite action had been taken. ■ STATEMENT .BY MR ASQUITH THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright LONDON May 13. In the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Mr Asquith, said the Government proposed that all adult alien enemy males, far their own and Britain’s safety, should be segregated and interned, and that all over military age be repatriated. Women and children in suitable cases would also bo repatriated. Some might remain. An advisory bor.rd regarding exemptions would bo established. Air Asquith added, that already 19,000 aliens had been interned, and that ilh ere -wore 40,000 who had not yet been interned. MANY GERMANS EXPRESS SORROW VOLUNTARY SURRENDERS AT LIVERPOOL. "Timos” and Sydney “Sun” Service*. LONDON, May 13. Naturalised Gormans at Bradford sent a deputation to the Lord Mayor recording their sorrow regarding the Gorman warfare against non-combat-ants. Six Germans were ordered to leave the Leeds Corn Exchange. Sir Felix Simon, Sir Car] .Meyer, and Mr Leopold Hirsch, in letters, express their most extreme disapproval of German war methods. Many Germans are voluntarily surrendering to the authorities at Liverpool. TO AVOW LOYALTY BRITISH SUBJECTS OF GERMAN EXTRACTION. (Si Bv Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 13. There is an insistent movement to compel naturalised British subjects of Gorman extraction to avow loyalty. Many are responding, including Mr Ernest Schuster, and Sir Felix Schuster. Sir Ernest Frederick Schiff, Sir Carl Meyer, and Sir Felix Simon. [Ernest Schuster, barrister-at-law, is a managing partner m the firm of Schuster, Son, and Company, of Cannon street. He is hon. president of the German Athenaeum, chairman of the German Benevolent Society, depUtyohairman of the Anglo-German section of the London Chamber of Commerce, and hon. secretary of the King Edward VII. British-German Foundation. Sir Felix Schuster is a member of the Council of India, Governor of the Union of London and Smith’s . Bank, Ltd. Sir Ernest Schiff is a Knight ot the Imperial Austrian Order, of the Iron Crown, and Commander of the Order of Francis Joseph with the Star. Sir Carl Moyer is %>ien tenant of th-» City of London, director of the National Bank of Egypt, and chairman of the London Committee of Do Beers Company.] POLICE CLOSE A GERMAN RESTAURANT '■Times” and Sydney “Sun” Service*. LONDON, 'May 13. The police closed a German restaurant in Fenohurch street, whore Germans celebrated the sinking of the Lusitania. AUSTRIAN AND GERMAN MUSIC BARRED “Times" and Sydney “Sim” Services. LONDON, May 13. Austrian and German music lias been deleted from tho programmes of the season’s conccrta.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE AT JJHAiMSOiiRO BUILDINGS WRECKED AND FIRED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright JOHANNESBURG, -May 13. There have been serious anti-Ger-man riots nerc. Tho promises of wholesale German and Austrian butcher?, beer saloons, and merchant firms were wrecked and set on fire. The German Leiderkrauz Club was burned. Sir George Albu’s o dices were raided, and the furniture made into bonfire. Gundelfinger’s premises were also burned. Tho total loss by not and fires is a quarter of a million. Dsir George, Alba is chairman and managing director of the General Mining and Financo Corporation, Ltd., in Johannesburg.] INCENDIARISM IN CAPETOWN Dy Tclegranh—Press Association—Copyright (Received May 15, 0.45 a.m.) CAPETOWN, May 14. Enormous crowds, including many women, and also coloured people, after singing the ‘‘National Anthem” with bared heads, wrecked the German establishments and commenced tho wholesale firing of buildings. The brigade was unable to cope with the outbreaks, and tho military were called out. There was an entire absence of looting. The damage in Johannesburg is at least three-quarters of a million. It is feared that the British insurance companies will suffer most. Thousands of rolls of cotton and woollen stuffs were removed from a warehouse and made into a bonfire. ABSENCE OF LOOTING By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright JOHANNESBURG, May 13. Fifty-one buildings were wholly or partially wrecked. Hugh bonfires were made of the wreckage. Pictures of tho Kaiser and German flags were burnt. A noteworthy feature was the absence of [opting. GERMANS INJUSTRSUJ KAISBE A PIIOPERTV-HOLani. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrlgli MELBOURNE, May .14. In the Federal Senate, during discussion of the Lusitania outrage, several Senators urged a campaign of retaliation, including tho seizure ot German property. It was stated that several Melbourne blocks were ownedby German companies. One in Collins street belonged to a company, in which the Kaiser is tho chief shareholder. Tho Defence Minister (Senator Pearce) stated that steps would be taken to control meetings of natives and descendants of natives of enemy countries. GERMAN CLUBS CLOSED By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received May 14, 10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, May 14. Senator Pearce announces that all German clubs in the Commonwealth will .be closed. (Received May 15, 2.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, May 14. Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence, in announcing the closing ot German clubs, added that other action was being taken, the nature of which it wr.s inadvisable to state. ’ BELGIAN DAV GREAT SUCCESS IN NEW SOUTH WALES. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Received May 14, 8.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 14. Belgian Day, which strong committees, under the direction of Mr Hugh Ward, had been organising throughout New South Wales for weeks, was a splendid success. The weather was fine until late in the afternoon, whonf rain interfered. The city was .heflagged, decorated and given up to an army of collectors, street pageants, and ail manner of attractions and money-making devices. Auctioneers' stood at the street corners and elsewhere, selling and re-soll-ing flags, and large quantities of valuable donated goods, at fancy prices. The Government temporarily suspended tho law to enable raffles to bo drawn. These were tho central function in every municipality of tho State. Tho Mayor read the toast; “The restoration of Belgium. New life to our bravo Allies. Long live heroic King Albert,” at tho Sydney Town Hall. After the reading of the toast and a message received by Mr Hugh Ward from the King of tho Belgians, thanking tho people of New South Wales for their hearty support of the Belgian cause, tho immense gathering wildly responded to Sir Gerald Strickland’s (Governor) call for cheers for King Albert. Everywhere the movement had -enthusiastic support, and it promises to realise the committee’s aim—a world's record gift-day. (Received May 14, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 14. Despite the steady rain, the city tonight was crowded with collectors reaping a rich harvest. Theatre matinees and other performances were packed, giving the whole or a share of tjie takings to tho fund, which was also swelled by a proportion of the day’s takings in many shops and business houses. ’A novel feature was that 2s 6d a head was charged to those desiring to see the takings counted in the Town Hall. (Received May 15, 2.15 a.m.) “Belgian Day” collections approximate £82,000, but the returns are incomplete. A flag flown by Sir Douglas Mawson in the Antarctic realised 210 guineas. LLOYD JOT DEAD By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, May 13. R. A. Lloyd, tho Irish international Rugby player, who was reported dead yesterday, has not been lulled. BEAUREFAIBE, THE SWIMMER ENLISTS By Telegraph—Press ABCociation—Copyright MELBOURNE, May 14. Frank Beaurejiaire, tho swimmer, has enlisted. ,